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All Groups in subject areas (8)

  • English Teachers

    49 members Latest Activity: Nov 19 This group is for discussions, reflections, and resources for the teaching & learning of English in Independent Schools.

  • World Languages Teachers

    42 members Latest Activity: Aug 10 Let's discuss current issues in world language teaching and learning (previously known as "Foreign Language".)

  • Science Teachers

    30 members Latest Activity: Aug 30 A group for science teachers, science professors, scientists, and those who have a rough time with/loathe/fear science...input from all is welcome!

  • Music Teachers

    14 members Latest Activity: Nov 17 Independent School Music Teachers K-12 Choral/General/Band

  • Computer Science Teachers

    24 members Latest Activity: Aug 4 A place to discuss issues related to teaching Computer Science in Independent Schools.

  • Math Teachers

    41 members Latest Activity: Nov 19 Welcome, all teachers of mathematics! Please join in the discussions and use the wiki link below to add to our resources.

  • History Teachers

    28 members Latest Activity: Sep 16 A place for history teachers to share ideas and communicate.

  • Art Teachers

    11 members Latest Activity: Aug 22 A space for the discussions of visual, creative, and performing arts teachers.

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Joseph R. Stefani added a blog post
I am a fan of the way in which the blogosphere can pluck an article from the news and give it a life of its own. Not quite the Susan Boyle phenomenon but close. One such news story is the NYT's 11/20/09 article, "Tips for the Admission Test...to K...
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Donna L. Deutsch It was great to get an observation tool set and now ready to meet with Margaret
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Kathy Waggoner added a blog post
I feel much more focused after today's worktime. Walking in I felt like I was swimming in a black hole of indecision. I now am zoned in. My next step is to create an observation instrument.
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Reading the comments I'm reminded how important it is to clearly identify the most important goal for PD. Is it student achievement? Or is it student achievement through the use of teachnology? There can be overlap, but the answers to these are ra...
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Susan FitzGibbon added a blog post
First a word about saving. At a meeting this fall, I wrote about Amy Fossett's observation of me. Unfortunately, I lost the blog because I failed to save it. That won't happen again. Using assessment to plan instruction and improve student perfor...
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Jim left a comment for Jim Foley
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Margaret Ann Minihan, Cindy Czerniak, Mer Levine and 4 more joined  Independent School Educators network
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Hey, Peter, I think I called you a dystopian back in 2003... :) I wasn't too far off with "all student work will go to the web (public and protected)," and I still rather like the life-long learning portfolio concept...
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STEM for Girls Think Tank
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Nancy added a blog post
Students in 5th grade math often will ask "why do we need to know or learn this"? I want my students to understand the connection between what they learn in 5th grade math and the outside world or its importance in any field of study.
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Helena Wullert added a blog post
My PGP is about assessment and feedback. Based on my survey results, I need to provide more of the following: *opportunities for students to assess their learning and their understanding *opportunities for students to reflect on their learning an...
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Here's a place for discussing the effective use of interactive whiteboards in schools. Feel free to ask questions, share resources, and give advice !
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You might also want to strongly consider Wordpress. Our school's director of technology is currently working on standardizing the program to allow teachers to have subdomains that can all pull from common themes and widgets, as well as a bank of u...
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Oh, and we also use Moodle. Most of us have assignments and whatnot posted there.
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Our teachers use everything from wikispaces to iWeb. There's no real coordination, but all of our sites can be reached via our intranet: www.intranet.columbusacademy.org. I connect to my blog there, too: somenovelideas.typepad.com. We're probably ...
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Barbara DuRant and Margaret Gonzales are now friends
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Ellen added a blog post
Advising Sophomores... Do boys and girls show stress differently? I wonder if a girl might say, "I'm so stressed," and get a positive, warm, nurturing response from a teacher, while boys might push back, feel defensive, panic, and get an impatien...
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